bekken

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛkə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bek‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch becken, from Vulgar Latin *baccinum.

Noun

bekken n (plural bekkens, diminutive bekkentje n)

  1. basin, broad-shaped liquid container
  2. (geography) basin, geological depression
  3. pelvis, basin-shaped body region
  4. (music) cymbal, two-part metallic percussion instrument
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Lokono: bèkè ina
  • Aukan: beki
  • Sranan Tongo: beki
    • Guyanese Creole English: bakee, bakie, baky

Etymology 2

From bek + -en.

Verb

bekken

  1. (intransitive, literally) to peck (at a target)
  2. (intransitive, rare) to snap, to sneer (at someone)
  3. (intransitive, colloquial) to sound, to feel in the mouth when sung or spoken
  4. (intransitive, colloquial, pejorative) to kiss intensely, to French kiss
Inflection
Inflection of bekken (weak)
infinitive bekken
past singular bekte
past participle gebekt
infinitive bekken
gerund bekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bekbekte
2nd person sing. (jij) bektbekte
2nd person sing. (u) bektbekte
2nd person sing. (gij) bektbekte
3rd person singular bektbekte
plural bekkenbekten
subjunctive sing.1 bekkebekte
subjunctive plur.1 bekkenbekten
imperative sing. bek
imperative plur.1 bekt
participles bekkendgebekt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
  • afbekken

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bekken

  1. plural of bek

Japanese

Romanization

bekken

  1. Rōmaji transcription of べっけん

Middle English

Verb

bekken

  1. Alternative form of bekenen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bekken m

  1. definite singular of bekk

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.

Noun

bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken or bekkener, definite plural bekkena or bekkenene)

  1. (anatomy) a pelvis
  2. a bedpan
  3. (music) a cymbal
  4. (geography) a basin
Synonyms
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛçːən/, /ˈbɛkːən/

Noun

bekken m

  1. definite singular of bekk

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin baccinum, via Middle Low German.

Noun

bekken n (definite singular bekkenet, indefinite plural bekken, definite plural bekkena)

  1. (anatomy) a pelvis
  2. a bedpan
  3. (music) a cymbal
    Synonym: symbal
  4. (geography) a basin
Derived terms

References

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